AI tools for programming
Published AI coding assistants, coding agents and IDE tools, with platforms, supported models and prices.
Included: published tools in the coding assistant, coding agent or IDE tool categories.
IDE assistance, a CLI agent, or a cloud task?
AIpediya's documentary comparison of official sources, checked 2026-11-03. This is workflow analysis, not our own quality or speed benchmark. The products overlap: choose an execution mode, not just a brand.
- Complete a function inside your editor: compare Copilot in your IDE with Cursor; check editor support, available context and suggestion review.
- Edit several files and run tests: compare Cursor Agent and Claude Code against your local repository. Inspect command permissions and the diff; agency is not proof of correctness.
- Delegate a task and review returned changes: examine Copilot/Cursor cloud modes and Claude Code's available cloud surfaces. Check the plan, repository integration and execution environment; local access does not imply cloud access.
Compare integration, limits, payment and data
| Product | Project workflow | Payment and limits | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | Suggestions and chat in supported IDEs; agent and GitHub/PR workflows depend on the feature and plan. | Limited Free; Pro $10/month, Pro+ $39/month. AI credits and model access differ; subscriptions do not imply unlimited agent tasks. | Check the training setting on individual plans; organization policies and commercial terms differ. |
| Cursor | Editor Agent with multi-file changes, code search and terminal tools; cloud agents use a separate environment. | Current pricing: Plus $8/month, Premium $30/month. Plus is Grok-only; Premium third-party models are billed separately by usage. Do not assume historical Pro prices apply to current plans. | Check Privacy Mode and team policy. With it disabled, code and prompt data may be used for improvement and model training. |
| Claude Code | Repository reading, edits and commands in the terminal, plus IDE, desktop and web surfaces; environment and access differ. | Subscription access or separate API/provider billing. Check account limits and additional usage credits; a token price is not a whole-task price. | Consumer training depends on the user's choice; commercial terms differ. Check the plan and connection route. |
Keep secrets out of context. Agree data policy for a private project, then validate one real task on your own repository. We do not declare a quality winner without comparable tests.
Copilot features · Copilot plans · Copilot data · Cursor Agent · Cursor plans · Cursor data · Claude Code · Claude costs · Claude data
| Tool | Developer | Release | Category | Tasks | Platforms | Pricing | Local execution | № |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replica | GitHub | IDE tool | Coding, Specialized |
Web, CLI, IDE |
Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 184 | |
| ZCode | Z.ai / Zhipu AI | ≈ Jun 15, 2026 | Coding agent | Automation, Coding |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
Subscription: no verified price | Yes | 154 |
| MiniMax Code | MiniMax | ≈ Jun 1, 2026 | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding |
Web |
Subscription: no verified price | No | 153 |
| Antigravity CLI | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding |
CLI |
Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 151 | ||
| Codex Security Cloud | OpenAI | ≈ Mar 2026 | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding, Security |
Web |
Subscription: no verified price | No | 143 |
| Qwen Code | Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding |
Windows, macOS, Linux, CLI |
Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 135 | |
| Gemini CLI | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding, Retrieval and embeddings |
Windows, macOS, Linux, CLI |
Subscription: no verified price | Yes | 134 | ||
| Roo Code | Roo Code | ≈ Jun 23, 2025 | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding |
— | Subscription: no verified price | No | 133 |
| Codex | OpenAI | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding |
Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, CLI, IDE |
Free
|
Hybrid | 130 | |
| Claude Code | Anthropic | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding |
Windows, macOS, Linux, CLI, IDE |
$20 / month
|
Hybrid | 128 | |
| SourceCraft | Yandex B2B Tech | ≈ 2025 | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding, Security review |
Web, CLI, IDE |
$9.754098 / month
|
— | 125 |
| Junie | JetBrains | ≈ Jan 2025 | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding |
IDE |
Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 124 |
| Windsurf | Cognition / Windsurf | IDE tool | Agentic actions, Coding |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
Subscription: no verified price | No | 121 | |
| Zed AI | Zed Industries | IDE tool | Agentic actions |
macOS, Linux |
Subscription: no verified price | No | 113 | |
| Cline | Cline | ≈ Jul 2024 | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding |
— | Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 110 |
| Gemini Code Assist | Coding assistant | Agentic actions, Coding |
IDE |
Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 104 | ||
| Devin | Cognition | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding |
Web |
Subscription: no verified price | No | 103 | |
| OpenHands | OpenHands | ≈ Mar 2024 | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding |
Web, CLI, API |
Free
|
Hybrid | 101 |
| Amazon Q Developer | Amazon Web Services | Coding assistant | Agentic actions, Coding |
Web, CLI, IDE |
$19 / month
|
Hybrid | 089 | |
| Cursor | Cursor | ≈ Oct 24, 2023 | IDE tool | Agentic actions, Coding |
Windows, macOS, Linux, IDE |
Free
|
No | 083 |
| Continue | Continue | ≈ Jul 25, 2023 | Coding assistant | Agentic actions, Coding |
IDE |
Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 071 |
| JetBrains AI Assistant | JetBrains | Coding assistant | Coding |
IDE |
Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 064 | |
| Aider | Aider AI LLC | ≈ Jun 8, 2023 | Coding agent | Agentic actions, Coding |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 062 |
| Blackbox AI | BLACKBOX AI | ≈ Apr 24, 2023 | Coding assistant | Agentic actions, Coding |
Web, Mobile |
Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 058 |
| Sourcegraph Cody | Sourcegraph | Coding assistant | Coding |
Web, IDE |
Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 055 | |
| GitHub Copilot | GitHub | Coding assistant | Agentic actions, Coding |
Web, Desktop, Windows, macOS, CLI, IDE |
$10 / month
|
No | 023 | |
| Tabnine | Tabnine | ≈ Nov 2018 | Coding assistant | Coding |
IDE |
Subscription: no verified price | Hybrid | 012 |
